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Genomics plays a vital role in driving Québec's economic future. That is why Génome Québec aims at advancing
knowledge in genomics by funding major research projects. In this section, you will discover all the latest
achievements in the field of genomics.

Pr. Guillaume Bourque, Director of Bioinformatics at the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre, published an article in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology on the retrovirus HERV, a long noncoding RNA required for human embryonic stem cell identity.

Toronto CNW – March 24, 2014 – The Prize, established by Friends of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (FCIHR), in collaboration with the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences recognizes leaders of exceptional achievement in science and health policy of international stature. Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong, will receive the Prize and deliver a Public Forum Lecture on September 17th, 2014 in Ottawa. In 2015, he will undertake one or more Institutional visits to Canadian universities and health science centres.

Dr. Guy Sauvageau’ team from the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) achieved a significant breakthrough thanks to the laboratory growth of leukemic stem cells, which will speed up the development of new cancer drugs.